applying for financial aid

Students who wish to be considered for financial aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This application will allow students to apply for most of the federal and state aid. By going to www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will:

All financial aid students are required to submit the following documents to complete their process:

Required Documentation

Financial Aid Processing School -to recieve payment from Harbor College make sure that Harbor College is your processing school. Financial Aid processing school means that your processing school will be the school that you will complete your educational goal at, enroll and complete the majority of your course work, and receive your financial aid funds from.

Educational Goal - you must have an eligible educational goal to be eligible to receive financial aid.

Financial Aid Permission - you need to let the campus know if you are authorizing the campus to deduct any outstanding balance from your financial aid disbursement. Campus has a right to hold your financial aid disbursement until all outstanding balance is resolved.

Your financial aid eligibility is determined after all the required documentation is received and your file is completed. After approximately 3 to 4 weeks, your Financial Aid Award information will be displayed in the campus SIS system specifying the type of awards and amounts for which you are eligible.

Step 3: Financial Aid Award Notification

All official notification will be through the LACCD email system. You will receive an email notification in regarding to your financial aid awards.

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You must review the information on the campus SIS system in regarding to your Financial Aid Award, if there is a question, please visit the financial aid office for clarification.

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Students who wish to apply for loan must submit a separate request after they receive their award letter. You must call the Financial Aid Office to schedule an appointment for Loan Application. More information can be found in our Loans page.

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Students who wish to apply for Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program must sign up through the priority on-line form in the SIS system. The on-line form is available normally during the month of June. The FWS award is based on first come first serve. Students must meet the eligibilities requirement to be eligible for FWS. More information can be found in our FWS Jobs page.

Step 4: Financial Aid Disbursement

To qualify for financial aid disbursement, you must meet the following requirements:

Be enrolled in the qualified number of units for eligible financial aid program. (please see program requirements)

Be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirement

Not be in default on a federal student loan

Have remaining eligibility from the Financial Aid Programs

Approximately 2 to 3 weeks after your financial aid awards are displayed in the SIS system and your enrolled courses are in session, your financial aid funds will be applied to any outstanding balance, if applicable; any remaining funds will be deposited into your BankMobileVibe account.

FATV has created a short playlist of three videos outlining the upcoming changes regarding Prior Prior Year (PPY). Instead of referencing it as PPY in our videos, we are referring to it as Early FAFSA Filing. The videos cover the new opening filing date of October 1st, which tax returns are needed, and other basic points.

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What do I need to do differently?

To make sure you are in the running for financial aid:

Complete the FAFSA using 2015 tax information.

File your FAFSA as soon as possible. The form becomes available Oct.1-- a full three months earlier than previously allowed.

Who will be affected by the changes?

The Class of 2017 will be the first high school cohort to file the FAFSA on the new timeline using PPY tax data. All returning college students will also submit their applications following the new procedures.

When should I complete the FAFSA?

File the FAFSA as soon as you are able. The federal government awards roughly $150 billion annually to college students through need based grants, loans, and work-study funds. In addition to determining your eligibility for federal student aid, many colleges and states use the FAFSA when distributing grants. Money is limited in some instances, so don't delay. If you file your application late, you run the risk of finding out that certain funds-- such as work-study awards-- are already gone.

Will other college application deadlines move earlier into the fall?

At this point, it's too early to tell how or whether changes to the FAFSA will affect the admission application process. What will remain the same is that colleges may not set college application deadlines prior to Oct. 15, nor can they require students to make an enrollment decision prior to May 1 of their senior year (with the exception of Early Decision).

When will I learn my financial aid eligibility?

Institutional and state deadline for awarding aid will differ. Hundreds of colleges and universities are expected to provide financial aid packages earlier than in previous years. But not all schools will be on the same timeline. Despite having earlier access to students' financial data, colleges may need to estimate awards if state grant totals aren't approved by legislature in a timely fashion. Additionally, many colleges don't finalize, tuition for the coming academic year until spring, a critical piece of information when estimating cost of attendance.